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Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-11-24
A CONSOLIDATION.
The Favorable Terms on Which 1t
Was Effected.

The sanctum of the B,oomyillc Jour
nat WAS occupied by two persons. One
of them sat OH rickety chair. his
fee; on the table. He was smoking
and abscntly scanning the walls. The
scanc UNI. o. his fastidiouS taste, was
not an attractive place. but his friend
ship for tho young editor, who was
working hard at desk. drew him
here every evening. On the wall hung
two cheap and melancholy chromos of
Grant and Garfield, still wearing dusty
drapericS of Grape. The corner of one
tilted down, the corner OF the other
tilted up. and in the space between
the wall and picture wise and indus
trious spiders had spun abiding places.
confident that no interloping broom
would disturb them. On table lay
great bound files Of the Journal. The
dust on them was only disturbed when
the editor desired to look up some cdi-
torial which would do TO use again.
The telephone was convenient to the
table, and on the wall beside it were
some frcsco recommendations which
might be traced 10 the devil" A big
bodied brass lamp. with the corpscs of
hundreds of summer insects glued to it
BY the exuding cOaloil. sat on the Ia BILE.
Some body had improviscd shade by
cutting n hole in piece of paper and
putting il over the chimney. The
mucilagc bottle, inkstand and shears
were side by side rs if ready to abet
each other in any undertaking. A
window opened into n back room and
n begrimcd face appeared at it and
callel:
Copy. sir" This "sir" was
compliment only bestowed upon the
editor. the devil" having no respect
for any dignity less than that one.
John Edwards caught mp q pile of
loose manuscript and handed it in.
There" he said, THAT will run
them awhile. Fulton. if YOU are in n
hurry don't wait for me. have
something ! want to write up for my
literary department..
He threw his head back and paced
around the apartment his tall athletic
form seeming 10 enjoy the freedom of
using its legs. He looked around at
the dingincss of the place and
laughed.
Mighty shabby place. isn't Full
ton?"
1--WE Just been wondering where on
earth you Get the inspiration for those
fine little poctical criticisms of yours.
This place is enough to kill genius"
Nothing kills genius. old fellow.
that is what constitutes genius; its
more invulncrable than Achilles,
hasn't even heel to be wounded in;
besides who ever saw decent news
paper sancumP'
Ever been down here at Newtown?
The Critic down there has perfect
gem of n sanctum. Clean, neat ="
"And flowers. I'll bet hat" inter-
rupted Edwards.
Fulton laughed. "Not only flowers
but desk with tiles and brass. and
carved wood. Then there's carpet,
and chairs. whole chairs, mind you.
and papered walls and pictures. and
the most astounding thing about it is,
that there isn't fac smile OF Grant
or Lincoln around the place"
John Edwards stood still. enjoying
the description.
81 don't know that fellow. but /
have q great curiosity to, but reading
his paper every week. I've formed an
opinion of him which your description
iustifics. He's no force in politics at all.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-11-24

Fulton. tho now paper will be u big
thing. They will get soaps and med.
icinc advertisements. get railroad
passes and thcatcr tickets. l tell you,
my friends, il bchooves us to stand In
with the consolidation. "-Sarah s.
Pratt, IN Current
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-11-24

and proht. VI 70
II The retail butcher does his own
killing. he receives whatever addition
al profit there is in the 50 allowed for
this work. The prices OF meat are
those paid by the average consumer in
Chicago. In suburban towns, where
there is much competition, the porter
house steak is sold the same rs the
sirloin, at 16 cents. Meat is sold too
high TO the consumer. who now p avs
almost rs much rs when the producer
was getting S5@Sl5 per head more
than now for his cattle. The retail
butchers have II very dim vision when
the papers report u decline in cattle
markets; but it is rule that does not
work both ways.
In response to our protest against
the high rates, some butchers claim
that their rent, ice, delivery wagons
and mon, loss in trimming, in meat
spoiled on their hands, in bad ac-
counts. etc. leave them very small
margin. How then did they live when
paying S5@Sl5 moro per carcassP
The losses are but tritling. Most of
them weigh the > eaks before trim
mings off corners, extra tallow and
bone, aud even utilize some OF this
waste. Meat in danger of spelling
goes into the corning" tub. Readers
who depend upon the butcher can.
with the above figures rs general
guile, demand fair rate on what
they purchase. Farmers can learn
from them the advantage OF doing
their own killing. A few neighbors
uniting in taking carcass killed in
turn by one of their own number, can
effect material saving. -Prairie
Farmer.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-11-24
The Texas Live Stock Journal say

-lHG ICNtS bFVO DSoO" OV"' TUT oNy
the general average in shrinkage OF
a steer going from Texas to Chicago
is 100 pounds. The State furnishes
an average of 400, 600 steers, which
makes shrinkago of 10000 coo
pounds, or, rs the average weight of .
steer is $50 pounds, Il. 059 head.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-11-24
MEAT FROM A STEER.
Facts from Which Farmers as Vol ~ Cit!
People Can DrDw Leys0ns.


The following will partly answer
several inquiries from readers. rs TO
what Is done with beef cattle after tlicy
reach Chicago markets. how sold, etc.
The cost Of sending cattle varies wit Il
tho locality and distance. and each
reader can learn that at his own ship
ping point. His not receipts will be
what rs left after paying freight. yard.
age and commission. Tho price varies
greatly with the quality. We propose
in this talk 10 confinc the figures to
ono particular grade; TO follow them
through all varieties would be an end.
less job, us the prices run all the way
from 80 per 100 pounds live weight for
''grass-fed Texans" of 600 to 700
pounds to s. per 100 pounds for extra
bcevcs." and $40 to SIS. 40 for few
premium cattle"
Wo take n l,300-pound steer as an
example, for which the buyer pays 4
cents pOs pound. or S52. A fairly fat
toned animal of this grade will yield
about 4pcr cent. of ,allow (52 pounds),
and 8 per cent of hide (65 pounds).
The dressed carcass ranges from IS to
So per cent, according to the oondi-
ton. say IN average of 81 per cent, or
81 pounds of dressed carcass TO each
100 pounds of live weight. This gives
dressed carcass weighing TAI pounds
from tho live weight of 1900 pounds.
The SO pounds of rough tallow at
cents equals 81 CO. Tho 65 pounds Of
hide ut 8 cents equals S. 90. Tho head.
tongue and feet will bring 6O@90
cents. say 20 cents; or for hide, tallow.
etc.. 5000 Suppose the butcher takes
this amount for killing, dressing, tax.
ing care of and selling the carcass.
and his profits. The carcass would
cost the retailing butcher s4l, or 81
cents per pound.
Hardly two butchers would cut up q
carcass in exactly the same way. but
M average from several Chicago
butchers gives about the following per
centagcs for the divisions Of the car
cass: Porter-housc steak, A.! per cent;
srloin steak, Is per cent; round
steak. 90 per cent; chuck steak, 1Spcr
cent; rib roast, 10! per cent; coarse
meat, various, 20 per cent. Apply
these figures to the 74l pounds OF
dressed carcass from the l, 800 pounds
steer, and taking present average
charges of retail butchers, we have.
emitting fractions:
LIS. Prlb Total.
80 Porter House Steak az per
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-28
TELEGRAPHIC.
Fire Record.

NEW YORK, May 27.-The fire at the
Belt Line stables was got under control
at o'clock this morning. The stables
with their contents, and frame houses
on the opposite side of the street. were
destroyed. The loss will not be much
less than 81 100000.
Later estimates show that the loss will
not DE covered by a million dollars.
There were fourteen hundred horses in
the stables, one hundred of which were
saved.
The loss is now estimated at 81, 1926, 600.
The fire ragged from 1:3O O'Clock till
daybreak. The sun rose on scene
OF desolation, but with the tired fire
men masters of the situation. The
bodies of 1900 horses were roasting in
the ruins of the stables. More than
one hundred families, mostly very
poor people, have been rendered home
less. Any number of people have been
Frustrated by the heat. Men, women
and children wandered all night aim
!essly over the ruins of their wrecked
homes. The insurance will be less than
S50O.0OO,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-28
Mexican Bandits.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, May ga party
of seven armed bandits who had been
raiding near Tic Cano Lake, were sur
prised by Sheriff Brito and a posse OF
Wednesday, and two were captured
Caesario Ayalia, the leader, mounted
his horse under heavy fire and escaped
Next morning he and his party were
ambushed and he again escaped into
the chapparal. On the same day 8
party attacked the Mexican custom;
guard near San Miguel. A sharp fght
ensued and an officer killed one bandit
He was himself desperately wounded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-28
The Presbyterisns.

OMAHA, May 27.-In the Presbyterian
Assembly to-day, a resolution from
the assembly in st. Louis, looking to
united action between both divisions OF
the church, and suggesting that COM
mittee of four ministers and four ruling
elders, together with the moderator,
meet with a similar committee of the
general assembly, was approved in the
conference committee. Several com
munications looking to church unity
were received from the reformed church
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-28
The English at Work.

CRY OF MEXICO, May IA report
was current in financial circles yester-
day, that the contract for operating the
mint in this city is to be transferred to
q body of English capitalists tor ST.
100000. 1t is also known that the di-
rectors of the Bank of London, Mexico
ane South America, contemplate estab
fishing a system of branch banks
throughout this republic. English fn.
ancial influence is constantly growing
here and the consolidated debt bonds
have taken an upward squirt in this
market,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-28
Won't Agree,

New YORK, May Pit is stated that
holders of an amount of Houston &
Texas Central railroad general mort
gage bonds have refused to accept the
proposition of &. P. HUNTINGTON to
scale down the interest on bonds, and
will proceed with foreclosure proceed
ings on their own account. Members
of the general mortgage bondholders
committee, however, claim that a ma
jority of all classes of bondholders have
already agreed to the proposition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-28
The Cattle Ouaran,ine.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The agricul-
tural department says concerning the
quarantine of pneumonia in Cook
County. illinois: The movement of
cattle through the stock yards is not
affected. The Stock Yards Company
has agreed that no cattle shall be ad.
mitted to the yards from the infected
county.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your appe-
tite is poor, you are bothered with head
ache, you are fidgetty, nervous, and gem
orally out Of sorts. and want to brace up.
Brace up, but not with stimulants, spring
medicines, or bitters, which have for
their basis very cheap, bad whisky, and
which stimulate you for an hour, and
then leave you in worse CONDITION than
before. What you want is an Alternative
that will purify your blood, start healthy
action of liver and kidneys, restore your
vitality, and give renewed health and
strength. Such medicine you will find
in Electric Bitters, and only so cents 9
bottle at j. A. Rupert's drug store.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19
A CUSTOM MILL
To be Built In Croy Galch By the
HALEY Water Power Company.

E. A. White has just completed the
PLAZA of . custom mill which he pro-
poses to build, this summer, on the
bench in Croy gulch, above the Pin
ney ranch. The mill will have total
elevation of about 80 feet, OF which
so will be from the track floor where
the cars will dump the ore on the
grizzlies to tho under side of the
water wheel which will supply the
power. This wheel will have a As or
50-foot head, and can drive 40 stamps,
if desired. But the mill will be SO
made that any number of stamps,
even up to 1000, can be added as
long as the proper elevation can be
obtained on the bench or foothill.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Fine bar goods at Hendricks.
w- Blank Proofs Of Labor for
eale at this Office.
-~.Location notices, for both lode
and placer claims, for sale at the
TINES office. OF
Get your Gem Roller Mill Flour at
tho l. F. Co.'S store.
Elegant dress boots only 81 pair,
at the /. F. Co.'s store.
Buy your hats of George Krieg.
All colors, stiff and soft.
George Krieg has just received a
large assortment of:latest style hats.
Hay and grain of every description
at the Idaho Forwarding Company's
store. -.. 49,
Silver in New York to-day, 98l
cents per ounce; lead, $3.50 per loo
pounds.
Lund & Anderson, the tailors, have
moved to their fine new quarters IN
Krieg's block.
Lyttleton Price returned to-da!
from q six weeks trip to San Fran
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19
The New Episcopal Bishop.

Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, of Macon,
Mo, who was elected Missionary
Bishop of Idaho and Wyoming Ter
ritories by the late general convention
of the Episcopal Church, will begin
tho discharge of his duties in June
1t is not now definitely known where
he will locate his permanent resi-
idence. Mr.. Talbot is 80 years old
is married and has one child.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19
The BELLEVUE POSTOFrICE.
Its Patrons Generally Complain Of Its
Inefnciency.

Its Patrons Generally Complain Of Its
Inefnciency.
L. e. Gannett says that he never
heard such general complaint against
any postoffice IS he hears about the
Bellevue Office at present. Pretty
much everybody in town complains
about it. He has only received one
out of the three last issues of the
WEEKLY TIMES. A letter mailed
at Sacramento January ID only
reached him February Is. S. G.
Humphrey and Williams Powers COM
plain that they seldom get their
WEEKLY TINES.
Frank Ewing states that an import.
ant letter was sent him from ketchum
in January last. He has not received
it.
Yank Robinson has box, and he
says that the mail for all the Robin
sons in the country is put in his box
Running a postoffice is evidently
not unlike running a paper. Every
man supposes that he can run one
only to find, if he takes hold, that hi
has an elephant on his hands.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19
UNCLE TOMS CABIN.
1t Is an Entirely New Play, with a
Large Number Of Novel Features.

McFadden's Boston Double Uncle
Toms Company, which is to appear
at the HALEY Theater on Friday and
Saturday evenings, the 18th and Goth
inst, has received unstinted indorse-
ment from the press of the large
cities and wherever it appeared. 1t
is composed of rs performers, 10 col
ored plantation singers, two imported
Irish trick donkeys, and six monster
trained bloodhounds. The version
played by this company is new, in
PRODUCING many old-time characteristic
Southern scenes, presenting the great
plantation jubilee festival, the Missis-
sippi steamboat and levee scene,
songs, dances, specialties and a host
of original IDEAS In the language
of the show bill, all who see it will
"laugh and cry, because they can't
help it."
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19
Most Excellent.

J.J Atkins, Chief of Police, Knoxville,
Tenn, writes: "My family and are
beneficiaries of your most excellent med
icine, DR.. Kings New discovery for con-
sumption; having found it to be all that
you claim for it, desire to testify to its
virtue. My friends to whom have rec
commended it, praise it at every oppor-
tunity." DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption is guaranteed to cure coughs
colds, bronchitis, asthma, Group ant
every affection OF throat, chest and lungs
Trial bottles free at j. A. Rupert's drul
store. Large size $l.OO.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19
The traditional St. Patrick is always

the traditional St. Patrick is always
represented as most venerable per-
sonage, but it is only natu raj to think
OF his once being young. There was
picture of Washington decorating
one side of the platform, and q pic
ture of q dashing, gallant young man
with . green feather in his hat orna-
menting the other. A certain young
lady observing the same, promptly
said, "Why, there is Washington,
and St. Patrick in his youth" I'm.
ag,ne the humiliation Of being told it
was Robert Emmett. ! know she
wishes that every one would do as the
considerate Mark Twain, and label all
pictures so as 10 avoid painful blum.
ders.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19

cisco. Professor Jenney accompanied
him rs far as Ogden, and went OH to
Park City, Utah, on mining business.
1t is again reported that the sale
OF the Camas No. and Fraction has
been contaminated in Salt Lake City.
A lot of Stalled cattle and sheep,
of their own feeding, just received
from Fish Creek, by James & Har.
rington.
True orators In words economist,
And make one sentence many thoughts comprise,
o. sense take pounds. OF words . single dram;
This single compound forms an epigrsm."
Captain Buzzo, manager of the
Deadwood and Tip. top mining claims,
on the Gold Belt, came in from Salt
Lake City to-day.
To the great variety OF scientific
congresses of recent years is to be
added an international Congress Of
hydrology and climatology, to meet at
Biarritz in 1886.
The building and real estate
"boom" which has been travelling
West for some months has 1t last got
to Salt Lake City. 1t should reach
HALEY very soon, now.
Bologna sausage, Yarmouth bloat-
ers, tripe, eel, lambs tongues, pigs
feet, tongues and sounds-by the
pound, keg or barrel, dried beef
tongues, Elgin creamery butter, etc.,
at KEEPER & Hodgman's.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church
will give a social for the benefit of the
Sunday school, on Tuesday evening
next, at the residence of Mrs. E.
Hunt, two doors south of the Meth.
odist Church. Refreshments rs cents.
Major Erb left for Salt Lake City
to-day, but before he left he Informed
TIMES reporter that he would re-
turn here very soon, as he was salts
fed that the power scheme was good
one, and that it would pay FROM the
start.
The Commodore mine, up Croy
gulch, shows up even better than it
did last fall. AS before stated in this
paper there is evidently bonanza in
the Commodore, as we'll as the Gil.
max, and it is to be hoped that Cap.
tain Guyer, the owner, will be able to
have them exploited this year.
The minstrel performance for the
benefit of P. J. Molzan, proprietor Of
the Haley Theater, which was an
nounced for last evening, did no
take place, owing to the unexpected
departure for Ogden of two of thu
principal members of the troupe
whose places could not be filled a
short notice.
Graham & George have purchased
the printing material of the defunc
Bellevue Chronicle, and will not only
continue to publish the Herald, bu
will strive to improve it. These gen
tlemen are thorough practical printer
and trained newspaper men, and i
the Bellevueites are true to their hes
interests, they will see to it that tn
Herald is we'll patronized.
A couple of days ago, while J. M
Woodwork and Mr.. Pons were q
work On the new water,right of tn
Haley Water Power Company,
slide started from the top of Halle
Hill that struck the river at a poin
scarcely thirty feet from where the
were at work. This 80 alarmed Their
that they quit at once, and refused
return until all danger from snow
slides should be over.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19
THE HALEY SCHOOL BAND.
How This New Organization IL Com.
posed.


The HALEY School Band, which
was organized little over
month ago, now consists of fourteen
members, as follows: Professor, Mil.
ner-E.fat cornet, leader; George
Faylor-first B-flat cornet; Relf. BIed-
soe-second B-fat cornet; Richard
Angel-6rst E-Aat alto; Willard
Drake-second E fat alto; John
Bledsoe-- third E-fat alto; Ben. Gray
first B-Aat alto; Jos. MITCHELL
second B.Aat tenor; Harry Schwamb
baritone; John Cramer-B-flat
bass; Clint. Saunders-E.aat bass;
Eugene LeGrande - snare drum;
Morris Bruner-bass drum; Willie
Sullivan-cymbals.
The band is making excellent pro,
gress, as was demonstrated on St
Patrick's Day, when it appeared in
public for the first time.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19

An excess of animal food and q
partial closing of the pores Of the
skin, during the winter months, cause
the system to become filled with i'm
purities. These can be removed and
the blood purified and invigorated by
taking Ayers's Sarsaparilla. Price 81.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19
THEY ARE THE BEST BLANKS

All of the above are generally pro-
nounced the best on the Pacific slope
and coast. They are well printed, on
extra thick paper, and gotten up so as
to require the least possible writing.
They are specially adapted to Alturas
county, and cost less to record than
any other blanks of the same nature.
WParties ordering by mail should
add I and / cent per blank, for post
age.
all orders should he addressed to
T. e. PICOTTE,
HALEY, Idaho.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19
Obstacles to Marriage.

Happy relief from Excuses in early
youth. Nervous debility and all
Chronic special diseases cured by the
New Treatment. Obstacles to mar
rage removed. Books, Circulars and
Reports sent free in sealed envelopes.
Address
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, PHILADEL-
PH1A, PA. je23m6d&w
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19

The gentlemen are all feeling
because they are not feeling invited
to partake of the infnitude of lunches
the ladies are enjoying; and they
would grieve more, if they knew all
the fun they miss. But these "high
jinks" are dead secrets, for we all
know whatever is known by twenty or
thirty or even forty ladies concerning
grooming tables, or even grooming
chairs, would not be divulgsd even at
the rack.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles. or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price,
% cents box. For sale by j. A. Rupert.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19
Two Little COlOred Piccaninies.

There are tso little colored picca-
ninies nine years old with the Boston
Double Uncle Toms Cabin. People
that saw these two little midgets
dance, say they are a show in them
selves. They will he seen in the
plantation scene.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-19

"HACKMETACK," lasting and
fragrant perfume. Price 25 and 80
cents, For sale at Tracv's